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Published : 07 Jun 2026, 03:06 PM
Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal has described the verdict in the Ramisa Akter murder case, delivered just 20 days after the incident, as a “milestone in the judicial process”.
Speaking on Sunday after the verdict was announced in this widely discussed case, he said: “I believe this marks a new journey for Bangladesh.”
The court sentenced neighbour Sohel Rana, and his wife, Swapna Akter, to death in the case of rape and murder of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter in Dhaka’s Pallabi.
In addition, Sohel was fined Tk 500,000 and Swapna Tk 200,000. The court ordered that the fines be recovered by selling their movable and immovable properties, with the proceeds to be handed over to the victim’s family.
Dhaka Metropolitan Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Masrur Salekin delivered the verdict in the sensational case around 11:45am on Sunday.
The trial was completed within 20 days of the recovery of Ramisa’s body in a flat in Block B, Section 11 of Pallabi on the afternoon of May 19.
Attorney General Kazal said a lawyer had approached Ramisa’s father and offered any additional legal assistance he might need.
“But Ramisa’s father had addressed the prime minister as an elder brother. He said, ‘He assured me, and I am reassured. I believe I will get justice for my daughter’s murder.’”
Kazal said the state had fulfilled its commitment to complete the trial within the shortest possible time.
According to the attorney general, Ramisa’s father had placed his trust in the chief of the executive division of the state for justice, and the executive division had carried out its role and responsibilities properly. He described this as a “new journey” for Bangladesh.
“Completing the investigation and delivering a verdict in such a short period is, in my opinion, one of the fastest instances in terms of time.”
“I believe it was completed in even less time than the trials of the Magura child Asiya murder case and the Shrabon murder case during the interim government period, which many of you may remember.”
